Folding crate.



S. BODOR.

FOLDING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 1914.

' Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

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FOLDING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6,1914.

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STEPHEN BODOR, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

AFOLDING? CRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

Application led April 6, 1914. Serial No. 829,906.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I', STEPHEN BoDoR., a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Detroit, in the county of Tayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Crates, of which the following is a speclcation.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding crates.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a crate adaptable for shipping and storing purposes and readily foldable in compact form.

A further object is to provide a foldable crate that is cheap and easy to manufacture and which is capable of being quickly set up in crate form and also readily folded to its knock-down position.

A still further object is to provide a crate consisting solely of a bottom member and inwardly foldable end and composite side members adapted for overlappingvfolded positions.

lVith these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a. part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the crate in its open position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same closed. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the crate in its folded position upon a reduced scale. Fig. 4 is an enlarged cen` tral sectional view thereof substantially upon line IV-IV of Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the folded crate. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the folded crate, and Fig. 7 is an end elevation of a slightly modified form of the crate in its folded position.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the bottom 10 of the crate is illustrated as having an. upwardly extending rear flange or strip 11 and a similar forward flange or strip 12, while the ends 13 of the crate are hinged as at 14 to the inner side of the bottom and adapted for folding inwardly toward each other to assume a position flatly engaging the crate bottom between the front and rear flanges thereof as best illustrated in Fig. 1.

Front and rear walls 15 and 16 respectively are hinged to the upper inner edges of the front and rear bottom iianges and areeach provided at each end thereof with inwardly vprojecting plates 17. These plates 17 as shown in the preferred form of construction have their lower inner edges cut away or inclined as at 18, which inclined edge is adapted to seat upon a corresponding inclined surface 19 at the opposite ends of the front and rear corners of the crate bottom 10, when the front and rear sides are folded downwardly and inwardly upon the crate bottom by being swung upon the hinges 2O which connect said front and rear sides to the front and rear flanges ofthe crate bottom.

The top of the crate consists of a rear hinged section 21 hinged as at 22 to the upper inner edge of the rear side 16 and of a front section 23 connected by double hinges 241 to the upper inner edge of the front wall 15 of the crate and whereby as will be evident from the drawings, said front and rear top sections are foldable inwardly when the side walls are in their closed position and so as to flatly engage said front and rear walls between the opposite end plates 17 of said walls while the front and rear members 15 and 16 with said cover sections so positioned between the end plates thereof are folded downwardly and inwardly upon the folded end Inembers 13.

rlhe end members 13 are preferably provided with upwardly extending pins 25 which are adapted for reception in sockets 2G upon the under faces of the two top sections, while the end members 13 are provided on their inner sides with hooks 27 adapted to engage eyes 28 upon the inner faces of the front and rear walls for retaining the walls in' their set up positions. The front wall is also provided upon its outer side with hooks 29 which are adapted to engage eyes o0 upon the outer side of the rear wall 16 when the crate is positioned in its folded knoclcdown position as shown in Fig. 6. Suitable locks 31 may be provided upon the free edge of the rear top section as illustrated in Fig. 1 for retaining the crate closed while the usual hasp member 32 is also serviceable as connected between the top sections. The locks are operated by a lrey through key holes 31 (Fig. 2).

lt is to be noted that end flanges 33 are provided upon the crate bottom lwhich are connected by the inclined faces 19 to the front and rear flanges of said bottom, which latter flanges are of' a greater height than the end flanges 33, said end flanges being substantially of the same height as the thickness of the crate ends 13.

In Fig. 7 a, modified form of construction is illustrated and in which the inclined surfaces 18 and 19 are eliminated but otherwise the form of the invention is identical to the preferred form of' construction.

lVhile the form of the invention herein shown and described is what is believed to be preferable embodiment thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made in the forni, proportion and details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention' as claimed.

What is claimed as new is 'A foldable crate comprising a bottom, front, rear and end marginal flanges upon said bottom,-said end flanges being cut away forming inclined end surfaces, and members hinged to the inner face of said bottom and adapted for folding flatly upon the inner face of said bottom and within the inclosure formed by said flanges, said end flanges at the cut away portions thereof being of substantially the same height as said end members when in'their folded positions, front and rear walls hinged to the upper inner edges of said front and rear flanges, inwardly'projecting plates carried by both ends of said front and rear walls and adapted to engage the upper edge of said end iianges when the plate is in its folded position, the lower linner edges of said plates being cut away forming faces adapted to flatly engage said inclined end portions of said end flanges, a rear top section hinged tothe upper inner edge of said rear wall and adapted' for folding inwardly'between the plates of said rear wall, a front top section, double hinges connecting said front top section to the upper inner edge oi' said front wall and whereby said front section is adapted for fiatly engaging either side of said front wall, retaining means upon said top sections for securing said crate in its assembled position and engaging means carried by said front and .rear walls for retaining said crate in its knock-down folded position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. y

STEPHEN BODOR. Witnesses:

ALEX FoDoR, ALBERT BoLLA.

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